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A comment on An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has touched a nerve. Parent comment

Re:An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has t... by mkoubaa on Monday September 04, 2023 @01:24PM (#37382673)
I don't think you understand the concept of discrimination
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Re:An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has t... by whatsup7123 on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @03:34PM (#37396636)
I do, but I'm wondering, how far can SB403 go before you start bumping into 1st Amendment issues?

1. If a bunch of co-workers who are vegetarian due to their ancestry choose to exclude me from lunches because I want to eat meat, can I sue them for caste discrimination?

2. If someone makes fun of me because I wear a mark on my forehead, can I sue them for caste discrimination?

All laws need to have bounds that operate within the constraints of the US Constitution. This is why I was limiting the scope of my comments to hiring/firing/promotion related topics. I am sympathetic to social issues like what OP is talking about, but also do not believe that new laws can solve all of them.

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